Manipur High Court
Manipur High Court Orders Withdrawal Of Pending Criminal Case Against Mizo National Front Members For Offences During 1984 Underground Movement
The Manipur High Court on Tuesday (July 23) directed the Union and State Government to withdraw the pending criminal case against the Mizo National Front (MNF) personnel against whom summons were issued in a 1984 case despite an assurance made by the Union Government that no new cases would be registered against the MNF personnel's and pending cases would be withdrawn.A Memorandum of...
Manipur High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Cabinet Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh After Settlement With Complainant
The Manipur High Court on Tuesday (July 23) quashed the criminal case against Cabinet Minister Thongam Biswajit Singh after a settlement was arrived between Singh and the complainant.Singh, who is MLA from Thongju Assembly Constituency in Manipur, holds the portfolios of Power Department, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Agriculture Department, and Science &...
Non-Communication Of Reassessment And Demand Notice Within Time: Manipur High Court Quashes Assessment
The Manipur High Court has held that the reassessment made by the Income Tax Officer without communicating the order of reassessment and the demand notice of the reassessment within time cannot be treated as a valid assessment.The bench of Justice Ahanthembimol Singh has observed that the two reassessment notices under Section 148 were served in the months of December 2005 and March 2006....
'Similarly Situated Person Can't Be Left Out': Manipur HC On State's Decision Excluding Veterinary Officer From Benefit Of Enhanced Retirement Age
Observing that providing different treatment to a similarly situated person goes against the spirit of the right to equality, the Manipur High Court struck down the State Government's notification which differentiates between the similarly situated Veterinary Officers in the State of Manipur for providing an age superannuation benefit from 60 to 62 years. By placing reliance on the...
[NIA Act] Order Refusing Or Granting Bail To Accused Appealable U/S 21(4), Not As Petition Under CrPC: Manipur High Court
The Manipur High Court held that an order of granting or refusing bail to an accused for offences under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (NIA Act) can be challenged as an Appeal under Section 21(4) of the Act and not as a Petition filed under Sections 439(2)/482 Cr.PC. Further, it was held that the investigation of the case conducted by an agency constituted by a State Government...
[S. 43 NDPS Act] Vehicle Transporting Narcotics Detected By Locals And Subsequently Seized By Police Is A 'Chance Recovery From Public Place': Manipur High Court
The Manipur High Court has held that narcotic substances detected by locals in one jurisdiction, transferred to another jurisdiction for safety and subsequently seized by the police of latter justification is a chance recovery attracting Section 43 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act).Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma was hearing a revision petition filed against...
[Artificial Intelligence] Manipur High Court Uses Chat-GPT To Conduct Research & Pass Order In Service Law Matter
In a remarkable development, the Manipur High Court has employed the use of artificial intelligence to conduct research into a service law matter and pass a reasoned order. The petitioner was disengaged from being a member of the Village Defence Force (VDF) without affording an opportunity to be heard and without any enquiry on the allegation of dereliction of duty upon the escape of an...
No Recovery Permissible From Retiral Benefits Of Employee Holding Class-III Post On Grounds Of Excess Payment.: Manipur High Court
A single judge bench of the Manipur High Court comprising of Justice Ahanthem Bimol Singh while deciding a Writ Petition in the case of Smt. W. Manileima Devi. vs State of Manipur & Ors. has held that no recovery can be made from retiral benefits of an employee holding Class-III post on grounds of excess payment. Background Facts W. Manileima Devi (Petitioner) was...
Consent Certificate Does Not Absolve Authorities From Basing Deductions From Retiral Benefits On Legally Valid Grounds.: Manipur High Court
A single bench of the Manipur High Court comprising of Justice Ahanthembimol Singh while deciding a Writ Petition in the case of K Yangla vs State of Manipur & Ors has held that Consent Certificate given by employee agreeing to deductions of Government Dues from retiral benefits does not absolve authorities from basing such deduction on legally valid and tenable...
Manipur High Court Deletes Earlier Direction To Consider Inclusion Of Meiteis In ST List
In a significant development, the Manipur High Court on Wednesday (February 21) modified its 2023 order in part, whereby a contentious direction was issued to the State government for considering the inclusion of Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list.The Bench of Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu was hearing a review petition filed against para 17(iii) of the decision dated March 27, 2023...
Negatively Affects Access To Justice: Manipur High Court Says Statewide Mobile Internet Ban Cannot Be Continued
The Manipur High Court on Friday reiterated that the government could not continue with the ongoing mobile internet ban in the entire State, since internet services formed a part of the right to free speech of residents, under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court was hearing a PIL challenging the ongoing statewide internet ban. Notably, the Court was told that the State had extended...
Manipur High Court Orders State To Operationalise Mobile Towers In Violence Free Areas 'On Trial Basis'
The Manipur High Court has directed the State government to operationalise mobile towers in select safe zones of the violence affected state. The state has been witnessing ethnic conflicts since May this year between the Meitei people, a majority that lives in the Imphal Valley, and the Kuki-Zo tribal community, living in the surrounding hills. The government had recently decided to extend...